Books on Parade ~ The Grimm Report by Eric Wilder
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Today’s Books on Parade is a little different, but I think you’ll enjoy it just as much. Eric Wilder from The Grimm Report has stopped by to share one of his reports on the happenings of Ever After. His blog is a riot of good old-fashioned fun. So without further ado, The Grimm Report!
News based on Folklore and Fairytales
Celebrating the absurd with mock-tabloid satire, GrimmReport.com marries the reality of everyday life with popular elements from fairytales, folklore, and nursery rhymes. Rejoice with the Beast as Belle grants him permission to convert the den into a man-cave. Learn why the third little pig grows weary of his live-in brothers. Follow the courtroom drama of Rumpelstiltskin’s indictment in the Straw-To-Gold Scandal. GrimmReport.com covers all of these stories and more.
Excerpt
NEVERLAND–A recent study of census data has revealed that there is a large population of former teen idols living among the Lost Boys of Neverland. Many of those residing in the community were formally employed as either boy-band member, child actor, or product posterchild. They have all followed the second star to the right with the same happy thought, to never have to endure the fate of growing pains.
Cultural nostalgia permeates the fabric of the Lost Boy community. A who’s who of Tiger Beat cover alumni move about their day to a synchronized step. All culinary concoctions are personally taste tested by a boy named Mikey, before they are served to the general populous. The dialect is comprised of old slang and out of date catch phrases. “What you talkin’ ’bout, Hook?” has even replaced the old battle cry of a rooster crow.
“Whether working in show-business, or battling the pirates of Neverland, there’s one thing that concerns us all. Getting the hook!” said long-time lad, and rumored founding member of Menudo, Peter Pan. “Neverland is a place that keeps us all young, and our appeal fresh. Since I never completed high school, I’m not sure how it works. It could be something in the water we drink, the air we breathe, or the pixie dust we ingest. I guess you could say Neverland’s got the right stuff.”
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